Adhikari Rajendra Singh

Associate Professor of Building Physics and Building Energy Systems at Politecnico di Milano. Over the years, he has been participating in various National, European and International research projects. He has also participated in the activities of International Energy Agency: IEA-SHC Task 25 (Solar Assisted Air Conditioning of Buildings), IEA-SHC Task 38 (Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration), IEA-PVPS Task 10 (Urban-Scale Photovoltaic Applications). He served as Editorial Board member of ISRN-Renewable Energy Journal (International Scholarly Research Network Series) during 2011-2013 and Energies (MDPI) during 2021-2025. At present, he is editorial board member of “Renewable and Sustainable Energy” Journal (ELS Publishing). He has been the member of the Scientific Committee of several International Conferences. He is the author/co-author of more than 120 scientific publications (Books, Book chapters, peer-reviewed papers in International Journals, Conferences and Seminars).

Career

Master of Science (MSc) in Physics.ù

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Advanced Technologies for the Utilization of Solar Energy.

Master MEDEA (Energy and Environmental Economics and Management).

Research

Energy efficiency in buildings; Renewable energy; Low energy technologies; HVAC systems; Energy access in least developed countries.

Selected Publications

F. Butera, R.S. Adhikari, N. Aste (2015). Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climates - Principles and Applications for Eastern Africa, UN-Habitat-UNON, Publishing Services Section, Nairobi. ISBN: 9789211326444.

R. Sun, C. Sun, R.S. Adhikari, D. Qu, C. Del Pero (2025). How to Conduct Human-Centric Building Design? A Review of Occupant Modeling Methods and Applications, BUILDINGS, 15 (22), 4117.

N. Aste, R.S. Adhikari, M. Buzzetti, C. Del Pero, H.E. Huerto-Cardenas, F. Leonforte, A. Miglioli. (2022). nZEB: bridging the gap between design forecast and actual performance data, ENERGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT, 3 (1), p. 16-29.

G. Zubi, R.S. Adhikari, N.E. Sánchez, W. Acuña-Bravo (2020). Lithium-ion battery-packs for solar home systems: Layout, cost and implementation perspectives, JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE, 32, 101985.

M. Manfren, N. Aste, R.S. Adhikari, M. Buzzetti, C. Del Pero, F. Leonforte, L. Zhixing (2020). Parametric energy performance analysis and monitoring of buildings-HEART project platform case study, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 61, 102296.

F. Butera, P. Caputo, R.S. Adhikari, R. Mele (2019). Energy access in informal settlements. Results of a wide on-site survey in Rio De Janeiro, ENERGY POLICY, 134, p. 1-10.

N. Aste, S. Della Torre, R.S. Adhikari, M. Buzzetti, C. Del Pero, M. Manfren, F. Leonforte (2016). Sustainable church heating: The Basilica di Collemaggio case-study, ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, 116, p. 218-231.

N. Aste, R.S. Adhikari, M. Manfren (2013). Cost optimal analysis of heat pump technology adoption in residential reference buildings. RENEWABLE ENERGY, 60, p. 615-624.

N. Aste, R.S. Adhikari, M. Buzzetti (2010). Beyond the EPBD: The low energy residential settlement Borgo Solare. APPLIED ENERGY, vol. 87, p. 629-642.

M. Beccali, R.S. Adhikari F. Butera, R. Guanella (2003). Simplified models for performance evaluation of rotary desiccant wheel dehumidification. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH, 27, p. 17-29.

Grants, awards and Honours

“PoliSocial Award 2022", project “AMAZING- Atlas Mountains, Aurès Zone. INterconnecting local sciences and Global challenges”.

Award “3rd Best Paper presented by Young Researchers”: The Sino-Italy Environment & Energy Building (SIEEB): A Model for a New Generation of Sustainable Buildings”, with N. Aste, 1st International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Environment (PALENC 2005), Santorini, 2005.

Community Service

Participation in scientific committees:

• 2024. Member, Scientific Committee, International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering (ICSCE 2024), Madrid, Spain, September 10-12, 2024.

• 2023. Member, Scientific Committee, 7th International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering (ICSCE 2023), Porto, Portugal, September 14-16, 2023.

• 2022. Member, Scientific Committee, 6th International Conference on Building Materials and Materials Engineering (ICBMM 2022), Barcelona, Spain, September 15-17, 2022.

• 2021. Member, Scientific Committee, 5th International Conference on Building Materials and Materials Engineering (ICBMM 2021), Barcelona, Spain, September 24-26, 2021.

• 2020. Member, Scientific Committee, 5th International Conference on Energy Materials and Applications, Paris, France, 6-9 May 2020.

• 2016. Member, Scientific Committee, International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB’16) Frankfurt, Germany, 16-18 March 2016.

• 2016. Technical Committee Member, International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings and Smart Communities (IEECB’16) Frankfurt, Germany, 16-18 March 2016.

• 2015. Technical Committee Member, PLEA 2015- 31st International PLEA Conference-ARCHITECTURE IN (R)EVOLUTION, Bologna, 9-11 September 2015.

• 2014 Technical Committee Member, International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB’14) Frankfurt, Germany, 2-3 April 2014.

• 2014. Technical Committee Member, International Symposium on Engineering & Technology (ISET-2014), Pune, India, 9-10 January 2014

• 2012. Technical Committee Member, PLEA2012- 28th Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Lima, Peru, 7 - 9 November 2012.

• 2011. Technical Committee Member, PLEA2011-27th Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 13-15 July 2011.